VOCALIST JUDY ROBERTS QUARTET

VOCALIST JUDY ROBERTS QUARTET

When Judy Roberts sits down at the piano and begins to sing, it almost seems as if she never went away. The nearly whispered vocals, the lushly voiced chords, the elegant keyboard touch – it’s all there, in place, just as you remembered.

Five years ago, Roberts – who built her career in Chicago – moved to Phoenix, to the dismay of several generations of fans. She has been returning every summer since, this year for a three-month run in various clubs.